{"id":47561,"date":"2020-07-17T09:02:14","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T16:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/?p=47561"},"modified":"2020-07-17T08:29:47","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T15:29:47","slug":"xamarin-podcast-inverter-converter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/xamarin-podcast-inverter-converter\/","title":{"rendered":"Xamarin Podcast: Inverter Converter and Xamarin.Forms 4.7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping up with the latest in .NET, C#, Xamarin, and Azure is easier than ever. Co-hosts <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/codemillmatt\">Matt Soucoup<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jamesmontemagno\">James Montemagno<\/a> cover a range of topics relevant to Xamarin developers from <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/podcast-designing-mobile-apps\/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast75-xamblog-masoucou\">designing mobile apps<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/podcast-identity-management-in-mobile-apps\/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast75-xamblog-masoucou\">identity management<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In this month&#8217;s episode, James and Matt recap the 100% remote Microsoft Build that happened at the end of May 2020. They also talk about some new Azure + Xamarin docs and how to reuse Xamarin.Forms in iOS extensions. <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39202\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2019\/03\/podcast-2.png\" alt=\"Xamarin Podcast: Build 2020 Recap\" width=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Register Your Blog<\/h2>\n<p>Are you writing great Xamarin content? Do you want James and Matt to talk about it on the podcast? Register your blog with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetxamarin.com\">Planet Xamarin<\/a>! They just might feature a post of yours on the air.<\/p>\n<h2>The Mysterious Inverter Converter<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/xamarin-forms-4-7\/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast75-xamblog-masoucou\">Xamarin.Forms 4.7 is out<\/a>. James and Matt break it down for you, especially <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/xamarin-forms\/app-fundamentals\/data-binding\/multibinding?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast75-xamblog-masoucou\">multi-bindings<\/a>. Multi-bindings are cool. They allow binding of more than one property from your view model to a user interface control&#8217;s property. However, when using multi-bindings in the right way, you unleash the mysterious beast called the &#8220;Inverter Converter&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What is it? Tune in to find out.<\/p>\n<p>Xamarin.Forms has more goodness than multi-bindings though. James and Matt talk about how <code>Grid<\/code> definitions get slimmed way down. Light and dark mode <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/xamarin-forms\/user-interface\/theming\/system-theme-changes?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast75-xamblog-masoucou\">becomes easy to manage<\/a>. Additionally, James&#8217; ImageCircle plugin <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/xamarin-forms\/user-interface\/shapes\/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast75-xamblog-masoucou\">is no longer needed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Quick Tips Are All The Rage<\/h2>\n<p>In case you missed it last month, James started a new series on the Xamarin blog showing off <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/xamarin-forms-shell-query-parameters\/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast75-xamblog-masoucou\">some quick tips<\/a> to use with Xamarin.Forms Shell. He is back this month with <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/xamarin-forms-shell-back-navigation\/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast75-xamblog-masoucou\">how to do back navigation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It wouldn&#8217;t be summer time (in the northern hemisphere) without some <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/android-10-requirements\/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast75-xamblog-masoucou\">new Android requirements<\/a>! The hosts will fill you in on all the details.<\/p>\n<h2>Azure, Azure, Azure<\/h2>\n<p>Who loves Azure? Everybody loves Azure!<\/p>\n<p>This month, Matt updates you on why Azure SQL just might be the <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/azure-sql\/10-reasons-to-use-azure-sql-in-your-next-project\/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast75-xamblog-masoucou\">best database out there on Azure for developers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Plus &#8211; have you heard about Power Automate? Tune-in to find out! Both James and Matt show their love for the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/power-automate\/getting-started?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast75-xamblog-masoucou\">Power Platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All of that and more &#8211; including the Azure Service of the Month and the Pick of the Pod!<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/fireside.fm\/player\/v2\/ce4Mj65y+qOzX-2dD?theme=dark\" width=\"740\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/center>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Subscribe or Download Today<\/h2>\n<p>Join your co-hosts, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/codemillmatt\">Matt Soucoup<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jamesmontemagno\">James Montemagno<\/a>, to discuss the latest and greatest in Android, Xamarin, and cloud development. 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